Elma weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elma, Washington: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Elma, 1 km from Elma; records cover 1896–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 72 in1830 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 4
- First fall freeze
- Oct 11
- Heating degree days
- 4,780
- Cooling degree days
- 172
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 20°−7° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elma in January
Highs average 49°9° and lows 35°1°, with 11.1 in283 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 65°18° (2015)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 725
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elma in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 34°1°, with 7 in179 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 73°23° (1992)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 619
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elma in March
Highs average 56°14° and lows 36°2°, with 8.2 in207 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1947)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 580
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elma in April
Highs average 62°17° and lows 39°4°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2016)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 437
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Elma in May
Highs average 68°20° and lows 44°7°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1983)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 276
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Elma in June
Highs average 72°22° and lows 48°9°, with 2.2 in55 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2021)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 157
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Elma in July
Highs average 78°26° and lows 52°11°, with 0.79 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1956)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 57
- Cooling degree days
- 59
Elma in August
Highs average 80°26° and lows 52°11°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1981)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 47
- Cooling degree days
- 64
Elma in September
Highs average 75°24° and lows 48°9°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1944)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 131
- Cooling degree days
- 23
Elma in OctoberThis month
Highs average 64°18° and lows 41°5°, with 7.2 in184 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1987)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 387
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Elma in November
Highs average 53°12° and lows 37°3°, with 11.4 in289 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 74°23° (1949)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 608
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elma in December
Highs average 47°9° and lows 34°1°, with 11.4 in289 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 65°18° (1958)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 756
- Cooling degree days
- 0